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CAP. 150] New Territories Leases (Extension)

[1988 Ed.

CHAPTER 150

NEW TERRITORIES LEASES (EXTENSION)

To provide for the extension of certain leases of land in the New Territories.

[Parts I and IV: 26 February 1988

Parts II and III: 25 April 1988]

L.N. 48/88

Originally 7 of 1988 –

Preamble

WHEREAS the Joint Declaration of the Government of the United Kingdom and

the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Question of Hong Kong signed in Beijing on 19 December 1984 provides that certain leases of land expiring before 30 June 1997 may be extended until not later than 30 June 2047:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title and commencement

1. (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the New Territories Leases (Extension) Ordinance.

(2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette and different days may be appointed for different provisions.

Application

2.

This Ordinance applies to every New Territories lease that exists at the commencement of this section and that, but for this Ordinance, would expire before 30 June 1997, not being-

(a) a short term tenancy;

(b) a lease for special purposes; or

(c) a lease in respect of which the lessee registers a memorandum under

section 5.

Interpretation

3. (1) In this Ordinance-

“appointed day” means the day appointed* under section 1(2) for section 6 to

come into operation;

* The appointed day is 25 April 1988 – see L.N. 48/88.